Exercising device



March 15, 1927. H E MINNICH r 1,620,910*

EXERCISING DEVICE Filed Feb. l5 1925 i Patented Mar. 1.5, 192,7. i l 'y i l. Y

The invention relates yto exercising I)pl.uiality .medien the* dei reds. vice of this character comprising. spaced and inwardly extending a'xi .lly aligeii rods, the ends of vwhich are transversely arms 4, on which the hand grip members k 5 connected together by bars, hand grip slidare mounted. The' outer convolutions'3n are 60 able members mounted on the spaced bars (connected together by transversely disposed v and yieldable members connected to the members 6, which members are bent to proi hand grip slidable members and to the vide a plurality of spaced eyes. Connecttransverse connection between the bars at ed to the eyes 7 are the inner ends of coiled 10 their ends. rlhe handy grip members are springs 8, which coiled springs have Asecured 65y adapted to be grasped by the hands yof the therein the inner ends of elastic members 9. operator and forced together against the ac- The outer ends of the elastic members 9 are tionof the yieldable members, thereby caussecured within the coiled spring 10, which ing ay movement of the muscles from the coiled springsv terminate in hooks 11, which waist upwardly. f f are received by eyes 12 carried by the ends 70 A further object is to connect the `yieldof the guide bars. Innoperation. the operi able members to transversely disposed memator -grasps with his hands the members 5 bers formed from a single piece of material and forces the same together, thereby and bent to form spacedy eyes for the recepstretching the elastic members 9, and consetion of detachable hooks carried by the quently exercising the muscles.`v By this 75 yieldable members.` particular form of exercise, the operator A further object is to form slidable handle l works all of the muscles from the waist upmembers from a single piece of rwire bent to wardly. The eyes l2 are carried by atransform inwardly extending grip` receiving versely disposed bar 13, formed from relamembers and provided with convolutions in tively heavy wire,and are formed by bend-y 80. which the guide bars are slidably mounted. ing the wire. The ends of the bar 13 at each Also to provide the outer convolutions with end ofthe device are connected'to the guide -a connecting bar bent to forma plurality of rods 1. It will be seen that the device isy eyes, to which eyes the adjacent ends of the formed from rod material in such a manner yieldable members are connected. as to eliminate machine work, therefore the 85 With the above and other objects in view device can be cheaply constructed and be the' invention resides in the combination and twisted to form by cheaper labor. The hooks l arrangement of parts as hereinafter set 1l are detachably connected tothe eyes 12, a forth, shown in the drawing, described and `and to prevent the hooks from coming unclaimed, it being understood that changes in hooked from theeyes 12,the endsof the 90 the precise embodiment ofthe invention hooks are provided with spring actuated f may be made within the scope'of what is caps 14, as clearly shown in Figure'2.

claimed without departing from the spirit Referring to Figure 3 wherein the modiof theinvention. ed form of the device is shown, and one 40 In the drawing: Y which is adapted to be used by a single hand 95 Figure l is a top plan view of the exerofthe operator, 'the structureis substantially ciser, the same, with the exception thatthe guide Figure 2 is a detail sectional vlew taken rods 1, adjacent one of the handle members on line 2*-2 of Figure 1. y 5 is pro-vided with a stationary lhandle menio Figure 3 is a top plan view of a modified ber 5'a which ismounted on a transversely 100 form of exerciser adapted for use with one zdisposed screw 5b, connecting the flat porhanCL K tions 5c of the guide rods 1 together. In

Figure 4 is a side elevation ofone end ofv this form the operator grasps the handle the exerciser shown in Figure 3. members 5 and 5t, and'by opening and clcs.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1k ing the hand against the action of the elas- 105 designates spaced guide rods in parallel retic members 9 exercises the muscles of the lation to each other, and on which guide wrist and arm. p y g rods the handle members 2 are slidably From the above it will be seen that an vmounted. The handle members 2 are formed exercising device isprovided, which is simfrom a single piece of wire bent to provide ple in construction, rpositive in its operation Il lr vice's-,anfdfhas-fonitsfobjecirto 'provide a dearefsli'da ooiiv'olutibrisf 3,

and one which may be cheaply constructed.

The invention having been set forth what convolution being connected ytogether and provided with a plurality of eyes formed by convolutions, elastic members having' their inner ends anchored to said eyes, the inner ends of said tubulary members terminating in inwardly extending axially alined members, and hand grips into which the axially alined members extend.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY E. MiNNrcH. j 

